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2011 | DIRECTED BY JOHN MICHAEL MCDONAGH

The Guard

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AKA
El irlandés
L'Irlandais
L'irlandès
The Guard - Ein Ire sieht schwarz
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Movie Stats
Year
2011
Runtime
 96 minutes (1 hr 36 mins)
Certificates

15

R

K-16

R13

K-12
Select Cast
Ronan Collins
Paraic Nialand
John Patrick Beirne
Liam OConghaile
Christopher Kilmartin
Brendan Gleeson
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
26th Feb 2016
Last viewed:
23rd Apr 2025
Total views:
98
Release Dates
Ireland release date
 Ireland
7th July 2011
14 years 4 months 3 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
25th August 2011
14 years 2 months 16 days ago
Greece release date
 Greece
1st September 2011
14 years 2 months 9 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
21st September 2011
14 years 1 months 19 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
22nd September 2011
14 years 1 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £4.6 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $5.4 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $19.6 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
854,473 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
675,949 aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
No data
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 8th Jul '11
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: £473.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 19
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 29th Jul '11
  • Debut position: 40
  • Highest position: 21
  • Debut gross: $76.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 27
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
john michael mcdonagh John Michael McDonagh
Starring
Ronan CollinsYoung Man in Car
Paraic NialandYoung Man in Car
John Patrick BeirneYoung Man in Car
Liam OConghaileYoung Man in Car
Christopher KilmartinYoung Man in Car
Brendan GleesonGerry Boyle
Rory KeenanAidan McBride
Declan MannlenJames McCormick
Laurence KinlanPhotographer
Mícheál Óg LaneEugene Moloney
Liam CunninghamFrancis Sheehy-Skeffington
Owen SharpeBilly Devaney
Fionnula FlanaganEileen Boyle
Wale OjoDoctor Oleyuwo
Don CheadleFBI Agent Wendell Everett
Mark O'HalloranGarda No. 1
Gary LydonGerry Stanton
Darren HealyJimmy Moody
Conor MoloneyDetective
Laura HitchingsFemale Garda
David WilmotLiam O'Leary
Mark StrongClive Cornell
Katarina CasGabriela McBride
Sarah GreeneSinead Mulligan
Dominique McElligottAoife O'Carroll
Sharon KearneyWoman at Bartley's House
David PearseBartley
Dermot HealyOld Farmer
Eamonn OlwillPriest
Yuyang SheildsDiner Waitress
Pat ShorttColum Hennessey
Gay McKeonMusician
Mary CorcoranMusician
Colm GannonMusician
Johnny McDonaghMusician
Dominick HewittHenchman
Giedrius NagysHenchman
Gary RobinsonHenchman
Alan Bates
uncredited
Crossley in The Shout

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2011-07-07
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
9
Total weeks
19
Total UK Gross:
£4,614,154
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Guard
8 Jul 2011
5N
£473,878
£473,878
15 Jul 2011
5▲▼
£368,148
£1,181,408
22 Jul 2011
7▼
£220,498
£1,769,569
29 Jul 2011
9▼
£202,031
£2,213,833
5 Aug 2011
10▼
£202,758
£2,684,858
12 Aug 2011
12▼
£155,418
£3,042,040
19 Aug 2011
10▲
£320,842
£3,503,767
26 Aug 2011
14▼
£184,996
£3,884,712
2 Sep 2011
15▼
£123,722
£4,168,052
9 Sep 2011
17▼
£85,444
£4,359,095
16 Sep 2011
18▼
£49,518
£4,474,721
23 Sep 2011
19▼
£28,594
£4,537,863
30 Sep 2011
23▼
£11,229
£4,568,669
7 Oct 2011
30▼
£4,547
£4,589,858
14 Oct 2011
32▼
£1,634
£4,589,858
21 Oct 2011
29▲
£2,344
£4,599,718
28 Oct 2011
25▲
£2,671
£4,600,710
4 Nov 2011
39▼
£187
£4,607,274
11 Nov 2011
33▲
£921
£4,614,154

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
21
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
27
Total US Gross:
$5,360,274
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
29 Jul 2011
40N
$76,834
$76,834
5 Aug 2011
26▲
$192,336
$307,509
12 Aug 2011
26▲▼
$282,678
$670,082
19 Aug 2011
21▲
$419,919
$1,217,689
26 Aug 2011
22▼
$384,699
$1,777,900
2 Sep 2011
30▼
$580,698
$2,522,913
9 Sep 2011
25▲
$408,561
$3,254,011
16 Sep 2011
28▼
$339,784
$3,782,349
23 Sep 2011
29▼
$249,325
$4,165,154
30 Sep 2011
29▲▼
$193,343
$4,455,135
7 Oct 2011
30▼
$119,125
$4,646,796
14 Oct 2011
33▼
$106,717
$4,824,661
21 Oct 2011
35▼
$111,062
$4,984,918
28 Oct 2011
40▼
$62,836
$5,067,227
4 Nov 2011
45▼
$48,965
$5,150,733
11 Nov 2011
50▼
$34,633
$5,204,773
18 Nov 2011
50▲▼
$26,118
$5,244,467
25 Nov 2011
55▼
$19,930
$5,275,693
2 Dec 2011
57▼
$13,074
$5,297,639
9 Dec 2011
65▼
$10,301
$5,313,327
16 Dec 2011
65▲▼
$6,341
$5,325,090
23 Dec 2011
67▼
$1,380
$5,330,294
30 Dec 2011
65▲
$2,571
$5,336,144
6 Jan 2012
73▼
$3,316
$5,341,471
13 Jan 2012
67▲
$3,201
$5,346,599
27 Jan 2012
85▼
$1,680
$5,358,148
3 Feb 2012
93▼
$840
$5,359,774

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  Ireland release date:
  •  United States release date:
  •  United Kingdom release date:
  •  Australia release date:
  •  Greece release date:
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Comedy
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Crime
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Thriller
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